Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 132

Devanagari script

कलौ च भवतां विप्रा मच्छापो निपतिष्यति । केचित्सदा भविष्यंति विप्राः सर्वगुणैर्युताः

Transliteration

kalau ca bhavatāṃ viprā macchāpo nipatiṣyati | kecitsadā bhaviṣyaṃti viprāḥ sarvaguṇairyutāḥ

Translation

കലിയുഗത്തിൽ, ഹേ വിപ്രന്മാരേ, എന്റെ ശാപം നിങ്ങളിൽ പതിക്കും. എങ്കിലും ചില ബ്രാഹ്മണർ എപ്പോഴും സർവ്വഗുണസമ്പന്നരായി നിലനിൽക്കും.

Word by Word

• kalau: in the Kali age
• kalau: Adhikarana (Locative/अधिकरण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: kali (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, सप्तमी (7th/सप्तमी), एकवचन — Locative Singular

• ca: and
• ca: Sambandha (Connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: ca (अव्यय)
• Form: समुच्चयबोधक अव्यय (conjunction)

• bhavatām: of you (respected)
• bhavatām: Sambandha (Genitive relation)
• Type: Noun
• Root: bhavat (भवत्, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक/आदरार्थ)
• Form: आदरार्थ-प्रयोग, षष्ठी (6th/षष्ठी), बहुवचन — Genitive Plural

• viprāḥ: brahmins
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/प्रथमा), बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• mat-śāpaḥ: my curse
• mat-śāpaḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mad (अस्मद्-प्रातिपदिक, मत्) + śāpa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, एकवचन — Nominative Singular; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मम शापः)

• nipatiṣyati: will fall upon
• nipatiṣyati: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √pat (पत् धातु) + ni- (उपसर्ग)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, एकवचन — Future, 3rd sg

• kecit: some (people)
• kecit: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ka (क, सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक) + cit (चित्, अव्यय)
• Form: अनिश्चितवाचक सर्वनाम (indefinite pronoun); पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.

• sadā: always
• sadā: Kriya-viseshana (Adverbial)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: sadā (अव्यय)
• Form: कालवाचक अव्यय (always)

• bhaviṣyanti: will be
• bhaviṣyanti: Kriya (Predicate/क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: √bhū (भू धातु)
• Form: लृट्-लकार (simple future), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन — Future, 3rd pl

• viprāḥ: brahmins
• viprāḥ: Karta (Subject/कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: vipra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nominative Plural

• sarvaguṇaiḥ: with all virtues
• sarvaguṇaiḥ: Karana (Instrument/Means/करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: sarva (प्रातिपदिक) + guṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/तृतीया), बहुवचन — Instrumental Plural; कर्मधारयः (सर्वे गुणाः)

• yutāḥ: endowed (with)
• yutāḥ: Visheshana (Adjectival)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: √yuj (युज् धातु) + ta (क्त)
• Form: क्त-प्रत्ययान्त भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त; पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा, बहुवचन — Nom. pl. masc.; विशेषणम्

Speaker

A curser/authority figure within the narrative (speaker not explicit in snippet)

Skanda Dialogue

Listener: viprāḥ (brāhmaṇas)

Visual Art Cues

Scene: A speaker pronounces a Kali-yuga prophecy: a curse descending like a shadow over a gathering of brāhmaṇas, while a few luminous, virtuous brāhmaṇas stand unaffected, embodying hope.

Characters & Entities

• Kali-yuga
• vipra (brāhmaṇa)

FAQs

What is the primary spiritual lesson of this shloka?

Kali-yuga brings consequences for lapses in dharma, yet true virtue persists in some even in dark times.

Which specific holy site (Tirtha) is glorified here?

No holy site is mentioned; the verse is prophetic about Kali-yuga and social dharma.

What ritualistic prescription is mentioned?

None; it is a statement of curse and a reassurance about enduring virtue.